blue urine from food
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Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking
From: r...@hpctdpa.HP.COM (Big Rick)
Date: 30 Nov 90 22:26:52 GMT
Local: Fri, Nov 30 1990 6:26 pm
Subject: Re: blue urine from food
/ hpctdpa:rec.food.cooking / wjwh...@well.sf.ca.us (Bill White) / 11:35 pm Nov 28, 1990 /
>I'm surprised I haven't seen anyone comment on the OTHER effect of diet on Asparagus is toxic. Yes, really! However, humans eat it in small enough >urine: namely, asparagus. I'm not sure of the biomedical logistics, but I know >from experience that some of us have a problem digesting that wonderful, lovely, >fruit-of-the-earth, on account of the dreadful odor it imparts to one's urine. >I'm told this effect is harmless, that it is genetic and results from the >inability of some people to produce a certain enzyme (l-asparaginase, if I >remember rightly). quantities as to be harmless. I believe that is the smell you speak of, your body getting rid of the toxins. I don't remember just what the chemical is, but I don't think it has anything to do with genetics... it is the poison in it. Rick You must Sign in before you can post messages.
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Newsgroups: sci.bio, rec.food.cooking
From: la...@kitty.UUCP (Larry Lippman)
Date: 1 Dec 90 16:57:18 GMT
Local: Sat, Dec 1 1990 12:57 pm
Subject: Re: blue urine from food
In article <21...@well.sf.ca.us>, wjwh...@well.sf.ca.us (Bill White) writes: I do know what you are referring to, but in an indirect manner > I'm surprised I haven't seen anyone comment on the OTHER effect of diet on > urine: namely, asparagus. I'm not sure of the biomedical logistics, but I > know from experience that some of us have a problem digesting that wonderful, > lovely, fruit-of-the-earth, on account of the dreadful odor it imparts > to one's urine. I'm told this effect is harmless, that it is genetic and > results from the inability of some people to produce a certain enzyme > (l-asparaginase, if I remember rightly). > I'd almost be curious to take a poll here of how many of us know just what I'm as related by others. Since I do not eat asparagus, I have no firsthand knowledge of the "effect". :-) The odor-producing substances excreted in the urine are believed to I believe that the precursor of the odor-producing substances Larry Lippman @ Recognition Research Corp. "Have you hugged your cat today?" You must Sign in before you can post messages.
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Newsgroups: sci.bio, rec.food.cooking
From: r...@beach.cis.ufl.edu (Trouble)
Date: 10 Dec 90 07:01:04 GMT
Local: Mon, Dec 10 1990 3:01 am
Subject: Re: blue urine from food
In article <4...@kitty.UUCP> la...@kitty.UUCP (Larry Lippman) writes: I recall reading somewhere (how wonderfully specific of me, huh?!) that >In article <21...@well.sf.ca.us>, wjwh...@well.sf.ca.us (Bill White) writes: >> to one's urine. I'm told this effect is harmless, that it is genetic and >> results from the inability of some people to produce a certain enzyme >> (l-asparaginase, if I remember rightly). the speed with which this effect is noticed is indicative of how well your kidneys are working. That is, if your kidneys are working well, you'll notice the smell very quickly. >> I'd almost be curious to take a poll here of how many of us know just what I'm Anybody else notice this effect from tomato-based spaghetti sauce? >> talking about and how many don't and I'd appreciate a more detailed explana- Bob -- You must Sign in before you can post messages.
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Newsgroups: sci.bio, rec.food.cooking
Followup-To: sci.bio
From: d...@convex.csd.uwm.edu (David A Rasmussen)
Date: 5 Dec 90 01:03:05 GMT
Local: Tues, Dec 4 1990 9:03 pm
Subject: Re: blue urine from food
From article <21...@well.sf.ca.us>, by wjwh...@well.sf.ca.us (Bill White):
> I'd almost be curious to take a poll here of how many of us Speaking of blue urine, if you eat enough blueberries, does the other human -- You must Sign in before you can post messages.
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Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking, sci.bio
From: g...@andrew.cmu.edu (Gretchen Miller)
Date: 6 Dec 90 22:53:16 GMT
Local: Thurs, Dec 6 1990 6:53 pm
Subject: Re: blue urine from food
>Speaking of blue urine, if you eat enough blueberries, does the other human I don't know about blueberries, but beets will turn both types of waste >waste turn a shade of blue as well? a rusty red. gretchen miller You must Sign in before you can post messages.
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An authentic tamale procedure
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Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking
From: e...@mtxinu.COM (Ed Gould)
Date: 1 Dec 90 01:14:45 GMT
Local: Fri, Nov 30 1990 9:14 pm
Subject: Re: An authentic tamale procedure
regarding dough for tamales:
>We went to the store and bought the basic dough consisting of the corn Processing corn with lime is an essential part of making masa harina, >flour, water, and lime. It was about the consistancy of play dough >and came in 3-5 lb packages. I asked how much lime was used and >they didn't know. I believe it's added in very small quantities >as a preservative and I wouldn't add it if I were making the dough >from scratch and was going to use it right away. Mixing corn flour >with water will give you the basic dough. the corn flour used in this preparation. It may or may not be a preservatice - I don't know - but it is an essential part or the processing and an important element of the flavor. The lime is a large part of the flavor diffrerence between "corn bread" and "tortillas," both of which are bread items made with corn. -- "I'll fight them as a woman, not a lady. I'll fight them as an engineer." You must Sign in before you can post messages.
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Nutra Sweet?
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Newsgroups: rec.food.veg, sci.med, rec.food.cooking
From: bad...@andrew.cmu.edu (Miles Bader)
Date: 1 Dec 90 03:02:09 GMT
Local: Fri, Nov 30 1990 11:02 pm
Subject: Re: Nutra Sweet?
I avoid it because everything using seems to aquire a really disgusting slimy
texture. I also don't like the taste ("sweet?"). You must Sign in before you can post messages.
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Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking
From: dalr...@yoda.byu.edu
Date: 1 Dec 90 06:30:37 GMT
Local: Sat, Dec 1 1990 2:30 am
Subject: Re: Nutra Sweet?
About studies on headache symptoms-- I've heard from one of my professors that
Utah State University was working on one, but that's all I've heard. About the safety of nutrasweet in pregnancy-- it is probably only going to be a As for the caloric content-- yes, a teaspoon of sugar only has 15 kcal, but do As for kids and NutraSweet, If you give them massive doses, they might have Anyway, that's my 2 cents....from a future registered dietitian. 6trsmwppo You must Sign in before you can post messages.
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Left handed sugar
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Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking
From: d...@spdcc.COM (Steve Dyer)
Date: 1 Dec 90 05:01:57 GMT
Local: Sat, Dec 1 1990 1:01 am
Subject: Re: Left handed sugar
In article <4...@dftsrv.gsfc.nasa.gov> xr...@amarna.gsfc.nasa.gov writes: I think you're thinking of sorbitol and xylitol. These aren't "left handed >The problem with left-handed sugar is precisely the same as its advantage - >it cannot be digested. In large quantities, it causes intestinal problems, >especially diarrhea. sugars" in the sense that you're using that phrase. On the other hand, I wouldn't be at all surprised if L-glucose had similar laxative effects. I don't know, however. >Levulose (left-handed sugar) is used in some low-calorie mints where the Levulose is a synonym for fructose. It's not a "left handed sugar" >amount consumed is small enough to not cause problems. It just hasn't >proved feasible for other purposes. in the sense that you're using that. It's digested just like glucose or sucrose. There is a misnomer here in that both D-glucose and D-fructose are -- You must Sign in before you can post messages.
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Nutra Sweet?
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Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking
From: sbhat...@sales.GBA.NYU.EDU (Shankar Bhattacharyya)
Date: 1 Dec 90 14:49:51 GMT
Local: Sat, Dec 1 1990 10:49 am
Subject: Re: Nutra Sweet?
In article <5...@spdcc.SPDCC.COM> d...@ursa-major.spdcc.com (Steve Dyer) writes: About problems with aspartame... >In article <1990Nov30.151234.2...@mtcchi.uucp> m...@mtcchi.uucp (2664-Marguerite T Czajka(Z550102)0000) writes: >> My doctor said it has to do with Do you know this to be the case? About the restricted diet, I mean. >>my body's inability to process something in aspertame (phenol... I forget >>the word). >Phenylalanine. I doubt it's that simple. If you had phenylketonuria >you'd have problems with a lot more than Nutrasweet-containing foods. >You'd have to follow a strict diet which was low in phenylalanine, >which is rather hard since it's one of the component amino acids in >proteins. I've wondered what phenylketonurics had to do about diet, but have never bothered to find out. This is interesting. >> So I avoid it, but it isn't easy since the food industry has Yes. That's required. By law. And it is observed. What is more, the >>just gone nuts with this stuff! >Isn't every food which contains Nutrasweet marked clearly as having it? manufacturer of Nutrasweet, now a division of Monsanto, I think, requires that the swirling symbol also be exhibited. It is difficult to avoid seeing it, at least in the US. Outside the US things may be different. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You must Sign in before you can post messages.
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